Order 2001-1-14 - 1999 US-Argentina Case

Order 2001-1-14 - 1999 US-Argentina Case - Final Order

1999 U.S.-Argentina Combination Service Case

Order 2001-1-14 OST-1999-6210	Issued January 11, 2001 Served January 19, 2001	Final Order	1999 U.S.- Argentina Combination Service Case
		Attachment: Experimental Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 798: Delta Air Lines
		Attachment: Experimental Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 799: Continental Airlines
		Attachment: Experimental Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 800: Continental Airlines

We have decided to make final our tentative decision in Order 2000-12-13 to select Delta and Continental to serve the US-Argentina market and to allocate each carrier seven weekly frequencies for its services. We allocate Delta the seven weekly frequencies available on April 1, 2001, for its proposed Atlanta-Buenos Aires service, and Continental the seven frequencies available on December 1, 200 1, for its proposed Newark-Buenos Aires service. We also make final our proposed backup awards to Continental and United.

This case is the outgrowth of long-term efforts to liberalize the aviation regime with Argentina. Until now services between the United States and Argentina have been limited to two U.S. airlines. While these airlines have been able to increase their services over the years and now operate three daily services each, we have been unable to authorize services by other airlines and, thus, to provide consumers with greater choices for services in this important market. For this reason, a major objective of liberalizing the aviation regime with Argentina was to create new opportunities for additional carriers to serve Argentina.

By: Susan McDermott